TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The suspect in the fatal shooting of a Kansas college football player and the wounding of current New York Giants cornerback Corey Ballentine will get a new competency hearing. A hearing to determine if Francisco Alejandro Mendez is competent to stand trial on first-degree murder charges was delayed Thursday after a doctor said Mendez had not been truthful or cooperated with his evaluation. After Mendez said he would cooperate, a new hearing was scheduled for March 9. Mendez faces 12 charges after the shooting last year that killed Dwane Simmons and wounded Corey Ballentine, just hours…
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DURHAM, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say the driver of a pickup truck has died in a collision with a freight train in central Kansas. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the crash happened around 9 p.m. Thursday at a railroad crossing in the Marion County town of Durham. The patrol says 50-year-old Ronald Myhre, of Gypsum, died at the scene. The patrol says it is unclear why Myhre didn’t stop before hitting the Union Pacific train.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Topeka police say a 19-year-old man died in a shooting in central Topeka. Police said Ja’Sean Alston of Topeka was killed early Friday. WIBW reports arriving officers found Alston suffering from life-threatening injuries inside a car. He was taken to a hospital, where he died. Police did not provide any further information.
Kansas State University has licensed a technology that may lead to production of an antiviral drug to treat coronaviruses and noroviruses. This comes as worldwide concern increases over the novel cornavirus outbreak, COVID-19. A release from the university Friday said two K-State College of Veterinary Medicine virologists, Yungeong Kim and Kyeong-Ok “KC” Chang along with Wichita State University medicinal chemist William Groutas have been using grants from the National Institutes of Health to work on human norovirus therapeutics. They recently received a $3.7 million grant to develop antiviral drugs to treat Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, better known as the MERS…
Friday’s guests were Riley County Police Department Captain Josh Kyle discussing a new scam circulating in Manhattan, the Aggieville Substation project and Fake Patty’s Day planning and preparation as well as an update on the firing range project. Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks & Tourism warden Ben Jedlicka also joined us to highlight some upcoming activities including an art auction and dinner planned March 7 at Pottorf Hall.
The K-State Graduate School hosted its annual 3MT competition Thursday at the K-State Alumni Center. The competition was the final round following the previous competition held February 14. The competition consisted of eight graduate students from various areas of study at the K-State Graduate Schools, who each gave a 3-minute presentation on their research projects, which they have studied over the course of their graduate studies. After all presentations were given, the panel of three judges selected a 1st and 2nd place winner. Members of the audience then got to vote on who they thought performed the best, and the winner…
Pawnee Mental Health Services’ second annual Pancakes for Pawnee event that took place at the Early Edition restaurants in Manhattan Tuesday is believed to have topped fundraising numbers from last year. Estimates put the amount of money raised at around $17,000. Robbin Cole, the Pawnee Mental Health Services Executive Director, says they also saw the number of walk-in customers increase from 77 last year to about 112 this year along with an increase in the amount of pancakes served by about 200. Cole credits much of the event’s growth to advertising and expanding participation to both Early Edition restaurants. She…
On Thursday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with K-State Assistant Professor of Communication Studies and Assistant Director for the Institute for Civic Discourse and Democracy Dr. Tim Shaffer. We also spoke with Pawnee Mental Health Executive Director Robbin Cole.
Manhattan residents gathered Monday for an important discussion on race and reconciliation. On Monday February 24th more than 100 people filled Pottorf Hall to hear from a diverse group of panelists, each with different experiences. After the panelists shared their stories the community members who were seated at tables had conversations among themselves. The tables had community members of different backgrounds who shared their stories and viewpoints in judgement free zones. The panelists who spoke at the event are Event supervisor at Flint Hills Discovery Center Jonathan Mertz, Professor of Finance at K-State Tareque Nasser, Executive Director of Ogden…
Kansas’ lieutenant governor Wednesday discussed his office’s focus on rural broadband and housing deficits and took questions at a Leonardville conference on rural economic development. Lynn Rogers headlined the opening session at Frontage 109, which hosted the event titled Rural Revitalization Conference: Focus on Rural Entrepreneurship. Sponsored by the Riley County K-State Research and Extension, Leonardville PRIDE and others, the conference featured sessions touching on USDA grant and loan opportunities and starting a new business in a rural community. Riley County Extension Director Gary Fike welcomed those in attendance and set the tone for the event speaking about his home…